Chinook tennis team finishes strong

The Chinook girls tennis team has had quite the run the last few years. And the Sugarbeeters made plenty of noise at this weekend's Class B-C state tennis tournament.

The Beeters scored 17 points and got a fifth-place finish from singles player Kiana Burkhartsmeyer at the B-C state girls meet which ran Thursday-Saturday in Missoula. Chinook finished in fifth place overall. Fairfield scored 40 points to win the state title, while Cut Bank was second and Superior-Alberton was third. Conrad finished one point ahead of the Beeters with 18 points. Chester/J-I scored two points in the tournament.

The Chinook girls tennis team finished fifth at the Class B-C state tournament in Missoula last weekend, including a fifth-place finish in singles from Kiana Burkhartsmeyer.

Burkhartsmeyer won her first two matches to reach the state quarterfinals before she fell to eventual state champion Emma Woolridge of Superior-Alberton. She then battled back to win twice before losing to Cut Bank's Paige Larson. That put Burkhartsmeyer in the fifth-place match, where she beat Fairfield's Maggie Leigland for the second time in the tournament.

The Chinook doubles team of Alana Smith and Mariah Swank won their first two matches before falling in the state quarterfinals. The duo then lost out to a strong team from Baker but they did score a solid four points. Young Brooke Nicholson added to the Beeters' total by winning a first-round match and two times in the loser-out bracket before being eliminated.

Chester/J-I's two points came from Susanne Stewart in the loser-out draw. After falling in the first round, Stewart battled two win two points for the Hawks.

On the boys side, defending champion Conrad was edged by Missoula Loyola 46-41. The Cowboys swept the singles and doubles state titles however. Cut Bank was third.

State B-C tennis

Saturday at Peak Racquet Club

GIRLS

Team scoring – Fairfield 49, Cut Bank 30, Superior-Alberton 24, Conrad 18, Chinook 17, Wolf Point 13, Troy 12, Darby 11, Fort Benton 10, Loyola Sacred Heart and Baker 8, Bigfork 4, Eureka and Choteau 3, Whitehall, St. Ignatius, Townsend, CJI 2.

Singles

Semifinals

Emma Wooldridge, Superior-Alberton, def. Linnea Zier, Fairfield, 6-1, 6-1; Kristine Warlick, Conrad, ,def. Page Larson, Cut Bank, 6-1, 3-6, 10-5.

Final

Wooldridge def. Warlick, 6-2, 6-0.

Third-fourth

Page Larson, Cut Bank, def. Zier, 10-5.

Fifth-sixth

Burhartsmeyer, Chinook, def. Leigland, Fairfield, 10-6.

Doubles

Semifinals

Jillian Altenburg/Alex Kraft, Cut Bank, def. Katie Lundin/Kellie Lundin, Troy, 7-6 (5), 6-3; Jill Barta/Kaylee Baeth, Fairfield, def. Jordyn Johnson/Emily Barrett, Fairfield, 6-4, 6-1.

Final

Altenburg/Kraft def. Barta/Baeth, 7-6 (7), 3-6, 6-3.

Third-fourth

Johnson/Barrett, Fairfield, def. Parsley/Hoversland, Wolf Point, 10-3.

Fifth-sixth

Brianna Massey/Courage Louviere, Dar, def. Kellie Lundin/Katie Lundin, Troy, 10-9 (0).

BOYS

Team scoring – Loyola Sacred Heart 46, Conrad 41, Cut Bank 27, Bigfork 26, Troy 24, St. Ignatius 10, Ronan 8, Valley Christian 2.

Singles

Final

Austin Zomer, Conrad, def. Kalen Christiaens, Loyola, 6-3, 7-6 (5).

Third-fourth

Seth Roessmann, Bigfork, def. Isaac Matt, Cut Bank, 1-6, 6-4, 11-9.

Fifth-sixth

Matt Roberts, Loyola, def. Guvanch Agajumayev, Bigfork, 10-5.

Doubles

Final

Camron Janzen/Brett Peters, Conrad, def. Gunnar Jordan/Austin Duve, Troy, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3).

Third-fourth

Kraft/Jennings, Cut Bank, def. Teddy Muth/Zach Burke, Loyola, 6-1, 2-6, 10-7.

Fifth-sixth

Harry Muth/Stephen Sellman, Loyola, def. Adam Jordt/Isaac Martel, 10-6.